Past Competitions

National Story Writing Competition 2017 is a writing competition for teenagers and youth to showcase their creativity and talent. National Story Writing Competition offers the young generation the opportunity to share their creative work and opinions on issues that affect their lives – everything from love and family to school, social issues and growing up. The competition is sponsored by Delhi Poetry Slam on an annual basis from April to June. 1 Lakh in prizes and book publicatio has been awarded this year to winners. Commendable mentions receive e-certification for their credible participation in Wingword Story Competition 2017.

In 2017, we received 1000 entries from around India for the competition ranging from flash fiction to autobiography. Here is the list of the winners and commendable mentions of Wingword Short Story Prize 2017. We congratulate them on this prestigious achievement.

Swadha Tiwary- Memories- that demands to be felt- Durgapur, West Bengal

Jaanvi Mukherjii- The diary of a bully

Nishit Asnani- A Story- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Aalya Rekhi- Sex In The City- Noida, UP

Saniya Heeba- Colour- Roorkee, Uttarakhand

Ananya Gupta- Bovine Providence- Gurgaon, Haryana

Chirinjibi Thapa- Reading: A Private Affair- New Delhi

Aastha Arya- Love is not enough- New Delhi

Antara Chakraborty- Kalbaisakhi- Kolkata, WB

Roshini Pushparaj- When I look... (Alt. - ICU)- Bangalore, Karnataka

Harsita Hiya- Demons- Nagaon, Assam

Kosturika Bandyopadhyay- Strings- Faridabad, Haryana

Ankita Subba- The Ghost in the Closet; Thoughts on life, growing up and regrets- Sikkim

Fathima Maimoon Muwaffika Zakir Aly- Eva- Chennai, TN

Priya Bhowal- Compelled- Siliguri, West Bengal

Varade Menon- A Curious Case of Fate- Pune, Maharashtra

Bipasha Saikia- The Sin- Guwahati, Assam

Priya Varughese- The Closure- Kochi, Kerala

Stuti Gangopadhyay- Run- Bangalore, Karnataka

Sonal Sharma - Sindoori- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Vrinda Anand- Sindoori- New Delhi, Delhi

Shinjini Majumder- An Officer's Duty and His Lady's Agreement- Kolkata, West Bengal

Abirami AP- Excuse me- Bangalore, Karnataka

Serbin Rongpi- The Poet Who Raps- Assam

Prerona Dutta- Caught in the Net- Kolkata, WB

Simran Aleen Beck- The Unfinished- New Delhi, Delhi

Book Publication

Winning stories will be published in a book by Delhi Poetry Slam. Winners will be contacted personally regarding publication formalities. The book will be available online and in select bookstores.

Wingword Poetry Prize is a national competition that aims to involve youth who write poetry and provide them with prizes worth INR 5,00,000 along with book publication. The young generation has a talent for poetry, in their own unique ways they are expressing themselves everywhere. It is an opportunity for unrecognized teenagers and youth to showcase their talent and creativity at a national pedestal. The competition is sponsored on an annual basis by Delhi Poetry Slam from December to March.

In the first year of the contest, we received 1200 entries from nooks and corners of India. Here is the list of the winners of Wingword Poetry Prize 2017. We congratulate them on this prestigious achievement.